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This phenotype was unique to the cilia-excluded V358A model, as analysis using the GEF-impaired R79Q model did not show similar changes in photoreceptor function. Morphological analyses using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and transmission electron microscopy revealed shortened cone axonemes and structural abnormalities in cone outer segments. IHC staining further demonstrated that loss of ciliary ARL13B disrupts the localization of intraflagellar transport protein 88 (IFT88) in photoreceptors. In addition, the phosphoinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP\n<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n) binding protein, Tubby-like protein 1 (TULP1), associated with inherited retinal diseases, was mislocalized to cone outer segments in the V358A model. These findings establish an essential role for ciliaryARL13B in maintaining cone photoreceptor axoneme length, outer segment organization, and proper protein localization. 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